It's hard to believe that a 14-year-old could actually inspire change in the fashion industry, but that's just what teenager Julia Bluhm did when she teamed up with girl-activist group SPARK Movement last April, petitioning Seventeen magazine to feature unaltered, un-retouched real girls. Seventeen EIC Anne Shoket finally responded earlier this month with a "Body Peace Treaty"--pledging to be more transparent about their photography practices and to "always feature real girls and models who are healthy" and "never change girls’ body or face shapes."
Now, a ripple effect is underway. Today other members of the SPARK Movement demonstrated outside of Conde Nast to petition Teen Vogue to make similar changes.